CVE-2026-125396

What it is

Ghostscript before 10.08.0 contains a -dSAFER bypass vulnerability in the .putgstringcopy procedure in gs_fonts.ps, which calls the privileged .forceput operator without checking operand types. Attackers can supply crafted PostScript or PDF documents that trigger a type error, recover .forceput via a custom error handler, and cause a use-after-free across save/restore to execute arbitrary code.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-11-09 22:03 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-10 00:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-10 00:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 8.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-11-10 00:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-10 00:17 UTC
Weakness: CWE-648
Record status: Received

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.5

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Is it in your code?

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Fix and advisories

https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/commit/1484854e0c8ddfda1baa4ad4cd965b8a9790aa81

References

NVD record · CVE.org record